Every year natural calamities cause serious damage to northern mountainous provinces, including Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Dien Bien and Lao Cai. 

A policy for ordering training and scientific research for autonomous universities, plus a government decree on university autonomy, is expected to help promote training quality.

Foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) complain that regulations related to the use of laborers are creating difficulties for their operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Monks and Buddhist followers were among the volunteer donors at an event held at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in HCM City’s District 3 on Sunday (August 12).

Le Tan Dung, deputy minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, tells Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper that the Government will take tough measures against those who abuse the country’s humanitarian law on war invalids.

 Vietnam’s Olympic men’s football team beat their Pakistani rivals 3-0 in the first group match in men’s football of the Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 18), which took place in Indonesia on August 14.

Storm Bebinca, the fourth of its kind hitting the country this year, will result in downpours in northern and north central regions from the night of August 15 to August 17. 

 Thanh Trang has been invited to judge the Miss All Nations Pageant 2018 in China.

 Five renowned artists from different nations will participate in the International FingerStyle Guitar Festival, which will get underway at the Vietnam Youth Theatre on August 25.

 A concert featuring Korean percussionist Gina Hyungi Lee will take place at Soul Live Project Complex in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 3 on August 17.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has been asked to clarify policies on compensation and support for resettlement when building irrigational and hydropower works; dam and reservoir safety.

 The Health Department in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on August 14 announced that it has recorded one more death caused by the swine flu A/H1N1.

 Fast food giants are still betting big on the Vietnamese market, despite ongoing losses and sluggish performance.

 Although Vietnam’s aviation industry has great potential for development, there remain bottlenecks which need to be removed, especially in infrastructure development.

 Along with the scandals around the origin of Mumuso and Con Cung’s goods, Vietnam is awash with fake versions of famous fashion labels and the authorities are proving ineffective in doling out punishments.

 Foreign manufacturers are shifting their focus to Vietnam’s medical equipment market, which promises strong growth and harbours unexploited potential.

 A Vietnamese student has won scholarships for universities and colleges in the US.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have approved the Mrs Vietnam Model 2018 beauty pageant for women from 25 to 50 years old.

 The number of sea turtles coming to inland areas in Nui Chua National Park in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan has decreased, according to the national park management board.

 The Vietnamese banking sector has set a goal that at least one bank be ranked among Asia’s top 100 by late 2020.